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freezinginyk    12

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I have just celebrated my first year on the site and have been banded since Aug. 2, 2012. Everything was going well in the beginning until the first fill in Oct. 2012. When I went they couldn't locate the port correctly and it was determined my port had flipped. I contacted my clinic and they said they would have to do a port relocation surgery and it would be at their expense, but I would have to pay my own way there. I had to have the surgery in Toronto, ON and I live in Yellowknife, NT - not a quick commute.

I had to wait until the end of May 2013 to have the surgery and in that time I felt no restriction and was not losing any more than what I had leading up to the first fill. Now that everything is back on track and the surgery was a success, I can feel the restriction, but the weight is coming off slowly. I know they say 1-2 lbs a week is safe and the way to go, but a friend of mine had the surgery and she lost over 100 lbs in the first year and it just fell off her. She didn't make hardly any changes to her lifestyle.

I have come to accept I am going to be one of those people who is going to have to work harder than others to get the weight off, so with that in mind I took matters into my own hands. I joined a local TOPS meeting for extra support and encouragement, started exercising almost everyday (5 times/week) and am diligent about keeping a food log. I'm hoping I will see success.

To date I have lost 28 lbs including the pre-op diet. Here's hoping for many more to come!

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My only suggestion would be for you to not compare your journey with anyone else. We are each so individual with our own set of health issues, amount of weight to lose and environment that comparing is impossible. Here's a quote I saw some time ago:

"Don't be jealous of others. Jealousy is the art of counting someone elses blessings instead of your own. Stop comparing your journey with everyone else's. Your journey is YOUR journey, NOT a competition. You are in competition with one person and one person only, yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. If you want to measure your progress, compare yourself to who you were yesterday"

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My only suggestion would be for you to not compare your journey with anyone else. We are each so individual with our own set of health issues, amount of weight to lose and environment that comparing is impossible. Here's a quote I saw some time ago:

"Don't be jealous of others. Jealousy is the art of counting someone elses blessings instead of your own. Stop comparing your journey with everyone else's. Your journey is YOUR journey, NOT a competition. You are in competition with one person and one person only, yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. If you want to measure your progress, compare yourself to who you were yesterday"

Amen!!

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Don't be too tough on yourself. Your body might just be a little bit stubborn, maybe there are other things you should try with your meals. Bumping up your Protein intake should be at the top of your list - if you want to see significant changes, I would have not less than 80g a day.

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freezinginyk    12

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Thanks for all of the wonderful insight. I love the quote! I do try not to compare my journey to my friends and I do know how my body reacts to certain things. I just have to keep a positive outlook on it and I'm sure I can be successful. My definition of successful! :rolleyes:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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